tondre

\tɔ̃dʁ\

/\tɔ̃dʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“tondre” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,401. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,401
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couper à ras la laine ou le poil des bêtes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tondre · tondre · French

tondre · rank #30,401 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,401
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tkt

Nearest frequency peer: tkt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tondre »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tondre » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tondre vs tone
67% similar
tondre vs tonne
67% similar
tondre vs touré
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tondre
PropertyValue
Headwordtondre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tɔ̃dʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,401
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tondre »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tondrese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tkt » (#30,400), « tordue » (#30,402), « tiraient » (#30,399). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tondre » est au #30,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tondre (IPA \tɔ̃dʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,401 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tondre, with forms such as "otndre", "tnodre", and "todnre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "tone", "tonne", "touré", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tondre, spelled T-O-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couper à ras la laine ou le poil des bêtes.
  2. 2
    Couper les cheveux de près avec des ciseaux, avec une tondeuse.
  3. 3
    Raser la tête.
  4. 4
    Faire une tonsure à un moine, un ecclésiastique.
  5. 5
    Couper ras de la végétation.
  6. 6
    Égaliser une surface.
  7. 7
    Dépouiller quelqu’un de son argent, de ses biens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tondre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tondre les brebis, les troupeaux.
  2. Tondre un barbet.

Synonyms

ratiboiser

This word in other languages

clip(English)cortar(Español)scheren(Deutsch)espoliar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otndre
  • tnodre
  • todnre
  • tonddre
  • tonder
  • tondrre
  • tonndre
  • tonrde
  • ttondre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tondre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otndre2tnodre2todnre2tonddre1tonder2tondrre1tonndre1tonrde2
Edit distance from "tondre"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tondre"?
"tondre" is spelled T-O-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ̃dʁ\.
What does "tondre" mean?
As a verb, "tondre" means: Couper à ras la laine ou le poil des bêtes.
What words are commonly confused with "tondre"?
"tondre" is commonly confused with "tone", "tonne", "touré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tondre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tondre" is \tɔ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tondre" come from?
"tondre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tondre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tordue#30,402Trauma#30,406tribal#30,407séchée#30,390

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

vautour9 variantsVerdon9 variantsSimard9 variantssandro9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list